Bahrain 2012 Grand Prix: Sebastian Vettel Wins, Did Normalcy Return?

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Published: April 22, 2012

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I thought long and hard as to whether I should write anything about this highly controversial Grand Prix weekend.  I don’t believe that you can separate sports from politics, though I would like to try to do that as far as I can, especially when considering Bleacher Report’s in-house rules.

All I will say is this, I believe the FIA were wrong to race in Bahrain.  However, the Bahrain GP was Round 4 in the 2012 Formula One World Championship, so here’s what happened on the track, and only on the track.

The 2012 qualifying was certainly the best I’ve ever seen at the Bahrain circuit and arguably one of the best Saturday events this season.

This was because most of the final positions were decided after the chequered flag dropped on each session.  There were big names falling by the wayside early and strong performances promoting drivers to unfamiliar places.

Perhaps the best part of Saturday was that we were dealt such a great Qualifying 1. Of course, the likes of Marussia and HRT were out before they ever took to the track. But for the first time this season, Caterham were able to battle their No. 1 driver into a fantastic Qualifying 2.

Better still for excitement, Caterham’s success came at the expense of seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher.

Granted, Schumacher did have technical difficulties. But when Heikki Kovalainen crossed the line with a P15 time seconds after the session had finished, it only further proved my argument that Kovalainen is far too good for Caterham.

Q2 was better still with strong performances from Mercedes, Red Bull, McLaren, Lotus and Daniel Ricciardo.  It was also fascinating to see Ferrari struggle to cling on to their super soft tyres (neither Ferrari man felt confident enough to survive Q1 only using the harder tyre).

So, another tough outing for the boys in Red, but we were able to hear yet ag...
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